Question

II. Turn the following sentences into direct speech

1. Mr Rao told his wife that he might be late for dinner .

2. Raju’s mother asked Raju not to tell lies and to tell her the truth.

3. The captain ordered the soldiers to keep firing and advancing.

4.The Gita advises us to do our duty and not to worry about the results of our actions.

5. Mrs. Das asked her son not to argue with his father.

6. She said that she had gone there the night before.

7. The old mother advised her sons to live together in peace.

8. He asked me if I played football.

9. Harry exclaimed with joy that he had won the first prize.

10. I requested him to explain that question to me.

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Answer 1

Answer:

1. Mr Rao said to his wife, “I may be late for dinner. Don’t wait for me.”

2. “Raju,” said Raju’s mother, “don’t tell lies. Tell me the truth.”

3. The captain said to the soldiers, “Don’t fall back. Keep firing and advancing.”

4. The Gita says, “Do your duty. Don’t worry about the results of your actions.”

5. “Don’t argue with your father,” Mrs Das said to her son.

6. “Grow a beard and no one will know who you are,” my friend advised me.

7. “Taste a little of this. Fell nit if I have added too much salt,” she said to her daughter.

8. “Don’t talk loudly. You will disturb the baby,” my aunt said.

9. “Be careful. The steps are slippery,” my friend said.

10. “Get me some paper and a pen,” my father said to me.